Ekakshara Upanishad
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The Ekakshara Upanishad (Sanskrit: एकाक्षर उपनिषत्; IAST: Ekākshara Upaniṣat), also titled Ekaksharopanishad (Sanskrit: एकाक्षरोपनिषत्), is a minor Upanishadic text of Hinduism written in Sanskrit language. It is attached to the Krishna Yajurveda, and is a Samanya (general) Upanishad.[2]
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Ekakshara Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | एकाक्षर |
IAST | Ekākshara |
Title means | One imperishable syllable[1] |
Type | Samanya[2] |
Linked Veda | Krishna Yajurveda[2] |
Chapters | 1 |
Verses | 13 |
Philosophy | Vedanta |
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The Upanishad discusses Om (Pranava) as the Ultimate Reality Brahman, equating it to the imperishable truth and sound, the source of the universe, the Uma, the Shiva, the Narayana, the Atman (soul) that resides in one's heart.[3][4][5] The one immortal syllable (Ekakshara), is described in the text as the Hiranyagarbha (the golden fetus, the sun, Brahma), the manifested universe, as well as the guardian of the universe.[4][6]